The Social Network. The Facebook. Facebook

I hope you've already watched the movie - because I don't intend to review the movie. What I'm most interested in, is Mark Zuckerberg's reaction to what was an attempt at bringing a couple or more of certain episodes from his life on the silver screen.

I saw the movie a week ago and liked most parts of it. While viewing it, the thing that most concerned me was- Was this how it really happened? I know that not everyone was entirely pleasant about the movie. My sister for example, is of the notion (after watching the movie) that Mark Zuckerberg really is, as was put by a character from the movie, an a-hole. I was unable to gauge whether or not the movie intended to malign Mark Zuckerberg's image, so I went on to check out movie reviews and comments and also some statements made by the Facebook founder on the movie.

But before that, here's my take. The Social Network was cool. And the Zuckerberg in the movie IS cool. I'm sure there might be inconsistencies from the truth - but that usually happens with any movie based on real life figures. Fitting a part of somebody's life into a 120 minute film has to capture the interest of its viewers, and such an attempt, needless to say, calls for some drama - not unlike a coating of garnish. Nothing we already don't know.

Well here is what Zuckerberg had to say:

Okay. 

It's quite obvious that the girl from the first scene in the movie HAS to be fictitious - not someone from real life. But even if she were someone from real life, Zuckerberg wouldn't admit that, would he? After all, why would he want to further tarnish somone's image.  It's difficult to figure out what exactly drives people to do all the amazing things that they do, so it's only normal if they've not managed to get that part right in the movie. And maybe they haven't got that entirely wrong. More than anything, I know that others' impressions of us and our own image of ourselves are hardly ever consistent. And contrary to what Zuckerberg thinks the movie makes it look like - that Facebook was a result of him wanting to get into a club or to help get over this girl - I feel that they were just minor backdrops, yet probably the best items from the movie worthy of criticism. Criticism that was quite expected of him. The movie makes him look both good and bad. As a boy genius struck with a drive to dump the ordinary with creative energy, and also as a self-centered, idea-jacking snob. We're all free to have our own takes. 

Who cares. Facebook rocks.

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